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£15bn to 'repair public finances'

Repairing public finances will need £15bn, a business group has warned

5:11am Monday 15th March 2010

Repairing the public finances will require tax rises or spending cuts of up to £15 billion a year, a business group has warned.

PM vows to clamp down on lenders

Gordon Brown has vowed to stop credit card firms taking advantage of struggling customers

4:15am Monday 15th March 2010

Gordon Brown has vowed to stop credit card firms taking advantage of struggling customers by hiking interest rates.

Bank warns of jobs uncertainty

The Bank of England warned of 'considerable uncertainty' over the jobs market

3:41am Monday 15th March 2010

The Bank of England has warned of "considerable uncertainty" over the labour market despite better recent news on jobs.

PRS royalty revenues rise to £623m

PRS has announced 2.6 per cent rise in revenues

12:07am Monday 15th March 2010

The organisation which represents 65,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers has announced a 2.6% rise in revenues after digital music growth offset the decline in traditional CD and DVD formats for the first time.

House prices see slow growth

The rise in sellers is likely to reduce the current upward pressure on house prices

12:07am Monday 15th March 2010

Property asking prices edged ahead by just 0.1% in March as large numbers of sellers returned to the market, figures have shown.

Aid to poor pupils may lift economy

Helping children from poor families could boost UK economy by up to £140bn a year, report says

12:07am Monday 15th March 2010

Giving school children from poorer families more help to improve their grades could boost the UK economy by up to £140 billion a year, according to a report.

Government 'failed smaller firms'

Small firms are dissatisfied with the Governement's handling of the financial crisis

12:07am Monday 15th March 2010

Most smaller firms believe the Government and banks have not done enough to support them during the recession, according to a new study.

Valentine romantics boost sales

The Valentine's Day weekend helped boost retail sales in London during February

12:07am Monday 15th March 2010

Hopeless romantics boosted sales in the capital during February as shoppers splashed out to impress their loved ones.

UK unemployment 'relatively high'

Unemployment in the UK fares badly against the rest of the EU

12:07am Monday 15th March 2010

Unemployment in the UK is "relatively high" by European Union standards even though the jobless total increased by less than expected in the past year, according to a new report.

Most adults 'lack death plans'

Nearly two-thirds of adults fail to set out details of their wishes after death

12:07am Monday 15th March 2010

Too many people fail to set out details about what should happen in the event of their death, campaigners said.


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